§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the costs to the NHS of geriatric and psychiatric patients being moved to alternative accommodation from the reduction in the average length of stay of patients in psychiatric and geriatric provision in Cumbria. [25]
§ Mr. BoatengIt is the responsibility of each health authority to determine the pattern of provision of health services for its local population in the light of local needs and the availability of resources.